Background
He is the son of Mohamad Said Keruak, who served as Chief Minister as well as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah.
He is the son of Mohamad Said Keruak, who served as Chief Minister as well as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah.
He was a Bachelor graduate from in Political Science. He also got his Master of Science degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia in Governmental and Political Studies.
He was Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Information and Communications of Malaysia since 29 July 2015. He also serves as a Senator in the Dewan Negara. Previously he was the state assemblyman for the electoral district of Usukan.
After further studies, he was designated as Kota Belud District Officer.
He also held some positions in the Cabinet of Sabah. In many years, he was the Minister of State for Finance, Minister of State for Local Government and Housing and Deputy Chief Minister of State.
On 28 December 1994, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as the Chief Minister of the State. His tenure as the State Chief Minister ended on 26 May 1996, and he was succeeded by SAPP President Yong Teck Lee.
On 4 January 2010, Chief Minister of State, Musa Aman, appointed him as his Science and Technology Adviser with ministerial rank.
He replaced Tham Nyip Shen, former Deputy Chief Minister of State. On 12 January 2011, he was appointed as the Speaker of the State Legislature. Before that, on the first day of 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) by the Federal Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Doctor Rais Yatim.
In UMNO, currently, he is the Sabah Liaison Deputy Chairman.
He also presides over the Sabah United Bajau Organisation (USBO).